A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by Guero)
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(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: ba - bart
Woo hoo! That's the fastest I've ever gotten both an MC and a DPL. Thanks to both of you for joining the project.
Since I can't find any information on the author's death date, should I add something in the main post indicating that it might not be in PD for +70 countries?
John "...what kind of internal wiring in my grandmother's mind enabled her...To condense fact from the vapor of nuance." -- Neal Stephenson
Ooooh! So dated, yet so worthwhile reading! I love it! Guero, you need to stop distracting me from finding my own projects with all these ones you post!
lavahna wrote:Ooooh! So dated, yet so worthwhile reading! I love it! Guero, you need to stop distracting me from finding my own projects with all these ones you post!
I'd like to claim Section 03 please!
ha ha! I aim to please. Section 03 is all yours, lavahna. Welcome to the project.
John "...what kind of internal wiring in my grandmother's mind enabled her...To condense fact from the vapor of nuance." -- Neal Stephenson
"After the dazzle of day is gone,
Only the dark, dark night shows to my eyes the stars;
After the clangor of organ majestic, or chorus, or perfect band,
Silent, athwart my soul, moves the symphony true."
Walt Whitman
This is the kind of book that I could not resist when I was young. It is aimed at young boys too - after all the first two illustrations (the cover and about the 5th page) show dinosaurs fighting. What boy can possibly resist that?
I love the Charles Knight illustrations in this book. I had this huge dinosaur poster when I was a boy, which was an old print of one of his paintings. I remember staring at that thing, dreaming and wondering...
I will take section 8 please. Mammoths and Mastodons
JoeD wrote:This is the kind of book that I could not resist when I was young. It is aimed at young boys too - after all the first two illustrations (the cover and about the 5th page) show dinosaurs fighting. What boy can possibly resist that?
I love the Charles Knight illustrations in this book. I had this huge dinosaur poster when I was a boy, which was an old print of one of his paintings. I remember staring at that thing, dreaming and wondering...
I will take section 8 please. Mammoths and Mastodons
I agree, Joe! When I saw this in Book Suggestions, I simply couldn't resist. This brought back memories of my childhood. As bart pointed out, it's a shame there's no way to include the illustrations.
Section 8 is yours. Welcome to the project! Enjoy reverting back to boyhood for a little while...
John "...what kind of internal wiring in my grandmother's mind enabled her...To condense fact from the vapor of nuance." -- Neal Stephenson
